What is the test for admissibility of evidence offered for the purpose of showing bias?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Grudt v. City of Los Angeles, 2 Cal.3d 575, 468 P.2d 825, 86 Cal.Rptr. 465 (Cal. 1970):
The Evidence Code leaves the question of the admissibility of evidence offered for the purpose of showing bias to the sound discretion of the trial judge. (People v.
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